The microphone can tell the difference between people talking or pets making noise (like a dog barking), so you can customise alerts.

Night vision.

130-degree field of view.

Signing up for the Nest Aware subscription service gives you 10-day or 30-day video archives. Plans start at $US10 per month. (This is available for other Nest Cam owners too.)

Why it matters

While the Nest Cam IQ is technically a new product, it’s not the new category some have been hoping for from the company. Since Google bought Nest for $US3.2 billion in 2014, the company has stuck with its small portfolio of smart smoke alarms, thermostats, and connected cameras.

Over the past year, there has been talk that Nest wanted to break into other categories like a “hub” for controlling your smart appliances and other security products, but many of those projects have either been stalled or killed, sources previously told Business Insider.

Still, the buzz at the Google I/O conference two weeks ago was that after a bumpy 2016 when Nest lost its cofounder and CEO Tony Fadell, sales are growing as products launch in new countries and other channels in the US.